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Title

Pipe

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Physical Description

Brass pipe with a figurative bowl in the shape of a human head.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1987

Accession Number

1987/1.344

Medium and Support

cast bronze with wool cloth

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

Title

Hunter's Whistle

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1987/2.47

Medium and Support

carved ivory

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

allegory and literature

biological components

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dentin

descriptors

duct flutes

flutes (aerophones)

forest and nature activities

materials

materials by composition

music

musical instruments

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sculpture

sculpture by material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

the human body

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pipe bowl in the form of a male head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1985/1.184

Medium and Support

carved wood

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures

figures (representations)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Whistle (nsiba)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic

Physical Description

Two components make up this vertical whistle. The superstructure is a wooden carving of two birds that face each other, bellies touching, with a small round object between them, so that each is holding it in their beaks. The birds' talons clutch the base of the sculpture. The base has a hole in the center into which the antelope horn is pegged.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

2005/1.181

Medium and Support

wood, antelope horn

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

analytical functions

animals and creatures

disciplines

duct flutes

flutes (aerophones)

forest and nature activities

functions

functions (activities)

functions by general context

objects we use

occult sciences

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Dragon of the Garden of the Hesperides (one of the s

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.68

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

clubs

components

components and systems

components by specific context

creatures

descriptors

fights

figures

figures (representations)

gardens

houses

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

percussive weapons

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Pillars of Hercules (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.72

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

architecture

associated concepts

clothing

figures

iconography

mammals

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

ships

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Portrait of a Woman

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1940.385

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, mounted on panel

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Fallen Star

Artist

Stanley Anderson

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1954/1.83

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

figures

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

the natural world

tools and equipment

water activities

waterscapes

Title

Hôeido Tôkaidô Series: Sakanoshita, Fudesute-mine (Toss-away-the-brush Mountain)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A print of tavelers in the mountains. Some are walking, some resting in the tent, some looking into the distance at the mountains across the canyon.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1983/2.94

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

demountable buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

portable buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by design

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Eight Views of Edo Suburbs: Fishing Boats Returning to Gyôtoku

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The pyramid shaped hills in the background of this print are those of the boiling houses and salt piles of Gyôtoku’s salt industry. A ferry boat, or watashi-bune, carries passengers in the foreground of this picture. In this print a shipman steers using the large rudder located in the back of the boat.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1842

Accession Number

1948/1.138

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

transfer method

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

early modern japanese periods

east asian

edo (japanese period)

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

japanese

japanese periods

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1846

Accession Number

1948/1.137

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

earth sciences concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

water activities

Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

upward

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

form attributes

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

sleeping and reclining furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Fisherman on his Boat, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A man looking at the camera wearing fishing gear and a hat. He is standing in his wooden boat, hooking a fishing line.

Artist Life Dates

1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2014/2.308

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

geographic and political locations

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

Title

Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.

The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1960/2.41

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

copies (derivative objects)

derivative objects

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

object genres

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

Title

Apostle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Belgium

Physical Description

This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1360

Accession Number

1957/2.3

Medium and Support

marble with gilding

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

disciples

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

game pieces

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious functions

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (MDA Dance)

Artist

Eleanor Brown

Physical Description

A girl in a wheelchair smiling and a young man holding her hands and looking at the camera. He is kneeling on the ground next to her.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.163

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

field sports

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Woman (sideview), from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Two punctures approximately 4cm apart in the upper center. Paper size: lh 21 9/10 & rh 21 4/5cm x tw 15 1/10cm & bw 14 4/5cm. Plate size: lh 13 4/5cm & rh 13 7/10cm x tw 8 4/5cm & bw 8 7/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Accession Number

2008/2.383.1

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Beggar Series, Two People

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Two punctures approximately 4cm apart in upper center. Paper size: h 21 3/5cm x w 15 1/5cm. Plate size: lh 13 4/5cm & rh 13 9/10cm x w 8 4/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Accession Number

2008/2.383.3

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Net Repair, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Two men standing behind a net, one in a hat, the other not wearing a shirt. Pieced together hut behind them.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2014/2.364

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

Secondary Keywords

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

water activities

Title

Futbol Graffiti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Image of graffiti on a wall. Soccer player with ball "Brasil 2002", telephone pole behind.

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2014/2.368

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

Secondary Keywords

field sports

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

visual works

visual works by location or context

Title

Fish Racks, Baicul, Itaparica, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Overhead view of fish racks, sky above.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2014/2.370

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

Secondary Keywords

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

water activities

Title

Tobit Burying the Dead

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1647-1651

Accession Number

1977/2.6

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

events

forming

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Snuff bottle with painted hunt scene on interior of glass

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1885-1910

Accession Number

1980/2.150

Medium and Support

glass with ivory stopper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

forest and nature activities

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, with mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Small gilt bronze seated Buddha with Indian and Central Asian characteristics, including the pedestal he is seated on, folds of his robe, and the incised flames in the body halo encompassing him.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

433-466

Accession Number

1964/2.94

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

figures (representations)

form attributes

motifs

natural element motifs

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Reading Beneath the Trees (La Lecture sous les Arbres)

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Physical Description

A sketch of a hillside in the background, seen through the trees. The trees heights are low on the left, leaving the left corner of the image open, and extending taller towards the top of the page as they move right. Between the far right tree and the second to the right is a woman, about 1/5 the size of the tree she stands against. About halfway up the trunk, between the same two trees is a square structure with one darkened window in the middle and a dark scribble to the right of it.

Artist Life Dates

1796-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1874

Accession Number

1962/2.19

Medium and Support

lithograph on manila "bulle" paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

layout features

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by context

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

geography

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tools and equipment

trees

trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Les Amours du poète (The Loves of the Poet)

Artist

Paul Delvaux

Artist Life Dates

1897 - 1994

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1997/1.73

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on cream wove paper mounted on thin board

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

portraits

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)

Artist

Otto Dix

Physical Description

A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917

Accession Number

1967/1.41

Medium and Support

charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

events

explosive weapons

heads

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wars

watercolors

weapons

weapons and ammunition

world wars

Title

Smile For Your Lover Comes (Stone Ridge, New York)

Artist

John Dugdale

Physical Description

Photograph with deep blue tint of a nude man, with his back to viewer, sitting on a porch railing, looking out into into the night. On the viewer's right, along the front of the porch, there is abundant vegetation.

Artist Life Dates

born 1960

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2003/1.379

Medium and Support

hand-coated cyanotype on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architectural elements

architecture

balustrades, railings and their components

barrier elements

barriers and barrier elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

emotion

exterior covered spaces

figures

figures (representations)

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

locality

natural landscapes

new york (state)

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

positives

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vines

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Hercules

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A nude man seen from behind raises a staff to ward off the blow of a standing female figure, also with a staff. The woman's swing is directed to two seated figures at the lower left: a nude woman and a satyr. In the distance is an elaborate gated city and landscape.

Artist Life Dates

(Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1498

Accession Number

1956/1.78

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

transfer method

buildings and the land

country houses

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

dwellings

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

intaglio prints

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

rural houses

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wilderness

woody plants

youth

Title

A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside

Artist

William Etty

Physical Description

A light sketch drawing of a scene full of activity. Towards the center of the piece is a pair of lovers in embrace. All around them are nude figures, identified as children, playing by the water. Some are fishing, others are in a boat, and the remainder are either swimming of reclining by the water's side. Below these figures is a study drawing of a person's profile angled to the left, while above the scene is a more detailed study drawing of a young boy's head.

Artist Life Dates

(1787 - 1849)

Object Creation Date

1800-1850

Accession Number

2009/1.529

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by age group

physical activities

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Title

Sara la Baigneuse

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

A dark pen drawing with white highlights on a white colored background. It shows a nude female figure seated on a swing. The setting is a wooded area with vegetation and leaves depicted with multiple short strokes that cover the entire area around the figure. The woman is posed facing the viewer with her legs intertwined and her arms above her head, grasping th ropes of the swing. She is gazing out to the left, beyond the viewer and has a joyful expression on her face.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1962/1.115

Medium and Support

pen, brush and brown ink, heightened with white on off-white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

drapery

figures

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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natural landscapes

objects we use

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the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

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Title

Tureen with floral patterns and glass knob

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

This ovoid tureen stands on four curved, leaf-like feet that sprout upward and join together to form a pair of handles at either end of the vessel. The body of the tureen, composed of gentle undulating curves, is decorated with bright red and yellow flowers and leaves painted with overglaze enamel. A scallion, modeled in relief, rests bundled together with sprigs of parsley on top of the lid, introducing a playful trompe-l'oeil element. An onion forms the knob on the top of the lid.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1969/2.41

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with overglaze enamel

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

earthenware

european

european styles and periods

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

pottery (object genre)

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Physical Description

An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1958/1.137

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

forming

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genres

inorganic material

materials

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nonferrous metal

objects we use

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physical activities by general context

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visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Seated Harlequin (L'Arlequin assis)

Artist

Juan Gris

Physical Description

A massive harlequin figure, depicted in purples, greens, and yellow, sits in a chair at center, wearing a hat. A plate sits on the left armrest of the chair. The central composition of the seated harlequin is contained within a circular framework.

Artist Life Dates

1887-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1994/1.71

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

image-making processes and techniques

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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objects we use

painting and painting techniques

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visual works

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Title

Figures from Chinese History: Yan Guang

Artist

Huang Shen

Artist Life Dates

1687-1766

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1766

Accession Number

1983/2.156

Medium and Support

ablum leaf, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

disciplines

history and related disciplines

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

social sciences

visual works

visual works by subject type

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writing (processes)

Title

Figure of standing pilgrim with a monkey on his back and a dog

Artist

Ichiryûsai Sôshun

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.46

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical activities

physical activities by general context

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Celebratory couple, fragment of railing from a Buddhist Stupa

Artist

India, Madhya Pradesh, Mathura

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.33

Medium and Support

mottled red sandstone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

components and systems

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

open spaces and site elements

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious structures

sets (groups)

single built works

single built works by function

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site elements

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Reds and golds make up the primary focus colors and are accented by dark blues. Features five figures, two larger figures on the top half of the page and three smaller figures on the bottom. Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.177

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asian

bowl-shaped drums

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

drums (membranophones)

figures (representations)

forms

herbaceous plants

illustrations

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layout features

making art

membranophones

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

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physical activities

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plants

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

struck drums

text-based art

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

storage and display furniture

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

Title

Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1987/1.368

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

cord (fiber product)

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

membranophones

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

water activities

Title

Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

deciduous trees

descriptors

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

plants

pottery (object genre)

settlements and landscapes

stoneware

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

water activities

woody plants

Title

Taima Temple Mandala: Amida Welcomes Chûjôhime to the Western Paradise

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

At the center of the mandala is Amidha Buddha, surrounded by other golden holy figures on clouds, indicated by the rings around their heads. On the ground surrounding the figures are seated men and women in variously colored robes. At the center and front of the holy beings is a man dressed in a grey robe seated under an awning. One of the holy figures is offering him a lotus blossom.

Behind the Buddha is a temple. To the left and right of this are partial views of smaller buildings. The background of the image also contains buildings and mountains, partially obscured by mist. Among the back mountains is a trail of clouds with other holy figures heading into the sky.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2002/1.169

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk

Secondary Keywords

buddhism

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

geometric motifs

motifs

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religion

religions

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

Netsuke of sleeping sarumawashi (monkey-trainer) with a monkey on his back

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.38

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sculpture by function

sculpture by material

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Yamabushi (mountain ascetic) (okimono)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.45

Medium and Support

ivory

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious ideologies

sculpture by material

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Boyhood of Lincoln

Artist

Eastman Johnson

Physical Description

Painting of a young boy sitting in front of a fireplace reading a book in a dark interior setting.

Artist Life Dates

1824-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.90

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

child

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

figures

fireplaces and fireplace components

furniture

genres

heating and cooking elements

historical figures

houses

houses by form

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

man

men on horseback

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

political figures

president

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Untitled

Artist

M. Johnston

Physical Description

A boy jumping off a diving board into the ocean. The road next to the water has houses on the other side. There are other children surrounding the boy on the road.

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2014/2.149

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

A Solitary Fisherman at Kajikasawa, Kai Province (Kajikasawa, Kai)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a fisherman standing on a seaside cliff perfoming loneline fishing. There are great waves below him striking the cliff and there is a mountain in the background. The print mainly applies the color of white and shades of blue. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper left-hand corner.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823-1829

Accession Number

1948/1.150

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

hunting and commercial fishing vessels

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

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materials

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natural landscapes

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by function

watercraft by specific type

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.1

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation elements

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

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costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

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people in service occupations

physical activities

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prostitutes

residential structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stairs and stair components

Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.3

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

dwellings

main garments

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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physical activities

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prostitutes

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